Laura Broder

We are so lucky to be back at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence to talk to their staff Registered Dietitian and another OB/GYN who Caitlin peppered with nutrition-related questions for pregnant women and post-partum weight considerations.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital has a long and well-established history of providing superior healthcare to the residents of southern Westchester County and its surrounding communities. The 288-bed hospital joined the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network in 2014 and offers a renovated Maternity Department. For more information, visitwww.nyp.org/lawrence

Transitions! They happen all the time. One of the best ways to prepare kids for transitions to is read books about the situation, before it happens. Below is a list of books for specific types of transitions. They are geared towards kids ages 2-5. Thanks to Cara Aloisio, LCSW for compiling this list! Keep Reading

We open the show with Caitlin’s rough night and more importantly, the gender reveal of Laura’s baby! We also both have rants to get off our chests, Caitlin’s about milk and Laura’s about parents who do not step in when it’s needed. Don’t miss it!

We’re on a roll! We interview Dr. Anna Burgansky, Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology, NYP/Lawrence Hospital about pregnancy complications like pre-eclampsia, and have her answer our selfish questions about blood pressure and skin to skin after c-sections. We then turn to Dr. Marzena Bona, Board Certified Physician, Pediatrics & Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (aka the doctor that takes care of the NICU babies), asking about the APGAR score, what families in the NICU should know, and why some babies need to stay in the NICU.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital has a long and well-established history of providing superior healthcare to the residents of southern Westchester County and its surrounding communities. The 288-bed hospital joined the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network in 2014 and offers a renovated Maternity Department. For more information, visitwww.nyp.org/lawrence

Enjoy the second half of our conversation with Dr. Nilofer Naqvi, this time covering the big topic of potty training, transitioning to a toddler bed and more! Really fascinating insights on potty training, which sure blew our newbie mom minds. Again, send us any questions that this episode may have triggered!

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Nilofer Naqvi to the podcast. Dr. Naqvi has been a school psychologist and is also an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Iona College. She answers listener questions about early childhood behavior, in this episode covering tantrums and cultural and racial sensitivity issues with children. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a very special announcement from one of us and submit any follow up questions that you may have for Dr. Naqvi at heymamapodcast (at) gmail.com.

You can put your drinks down – this week we talk about great parenting #igotthismoments, that feeling when you can just sit down and let your toddler enjoy the playground, and having our boys start to show glimmers of independence. We have a bit of mom beauty chat if that’s your thing too!

Laura opens the show with *drink* an emotionally draining story about a bad week with her toddler. But, don’t worry, it has a sweet moment at the end. We spend a lot of the show talking about dealing with toddler tantrums and how they make you feel like a parenting failure. Caitlin talks about renovating with a young toddler.